Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen was born on this date in 1948. A couple of the band’s tunes are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 10-21-24
I have to give Manfred Mann credit. If while walking my dogs I encountered someone snapping their fingers, shuffling their feet, and singing “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do,” I wouldn’t see wedding bells in our future.
Manfred Mann was born Manfred Lubowitz on this date in 1940. A few of his tracks are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 7-19-23
My favorite piece of trivia about Queen’s Brian May is that he has a PhD in astrophysics. Isn’t that something? An astrophysicist wrote “Fat Bottomed Girls.”
Brian May turns 76 today. A handful of his songs with Queen are included on today’s playlist.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist: 12-23-22
Today’s playlist celebrates Hanukkah and the December 23 birthdays of The Chi-Lites’ Eugene Record, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, Blood Orange, Chet Baker, Rainbow’s Graham Bonnett, Tim Hardin, Johnny Kidd, Esther Phillips, Harold Dorman, Victoria Williams, and The Simpsons’ Harry Shearer.
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Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (12-23-20)
Inspired by the season and the December 23 birthdays of Pearl Jam‘s Eddie Vedder, The Chi-Lites’ Eugene Record, Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes, Esther Phillips, Tim Hardin, Chet Baker, Harold Dorman, Johnny Kidd, Rainbow’s Graham Bonnett, and Harry Shearer.
Your (Almost) Daily Playlist (12-14-20)
Inspired by the season and the December 14 birthdays of Charlie Rich, Spike Jones, The Searchers’ Frank Allen, The Waterboys’ Mike Scott, Beth Orton, Jane Birkin, The Big Pink’s Robbie Furze and The Beatnuts’ Juju.